by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 21, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: Over 34 lakh tonnes of plastic waste was generated in the financial year 2019-2020, an increase of more than 10 lakh tonnes compared to 2017-18, the Ministry of Environment informed Rajya Sabha on Monday. Responding to a question raised in the Upper House...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 21, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Technology
The hacks came one right after another, sowing chaos at hospitals, idling America’s biggest gasoline pipeline, crippling a huge meat supplier and devastating hundreds of companies over the July 4 weekend. Now, insurers are reassessing the cyber business....
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 21, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
LONDON: Insured losses from natural disasters hit a 10-year high of $42 billion in the first half of 2021, with the biggest loss related to extreme cold in the United States in February, insurance broker Aon said on Wednesday. Overall economic losses came in below...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 21, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Technology
New Delhi: A number of geospatial and digital technologies like Satellite Based Remote Sensing, GPS Based Equipment and Sensors, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analytics, Internet of Things, 5G, Robotics and Digital Twin, can be effectively used to combat...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 21, 2021 | Facts, Health, Technology
London: Researchers from the UK's prestigious University of Sheffield have developed artificial intelligence (AI) which they say can effectively monitor a person's snoring levels and identify sleep disorders. The AI, developed by Professor Guy Brown and Dr...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 21, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: The Indian real estate market is estimated to touch USD 1 trillion by 2030 driven by rising demand and various reforms in the past seven years like new realty law RERA, Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra said on Wednesday. The number...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 21, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
Washington: The International Monetary Fund is estimating this month that global growth for 2021 will be about 6%, the same level as an April forecast, but with some countries growing faster and some more growing more slowly, IMF Managing Director Kristalina...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 21, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
Mumbai: The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday said it has crossed the 50 lakh cumulative sales milestone in rural markets of India. With over 1,700 customized outlets in rural parts of the country, nearly 40 percent of the total...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 21, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Workplace/Employee Benefits
Bengaluru: Indian outsourcing giant Infosys Ltd told employees last week they could resume work from offices, according to a memo seen by Reuters that offers an early sign of the country's $190 billion technology services sector moving to get back on track. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 21, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: The new report by RMI India and RMI reinforces the urgency of mainstreaming climate resilience into India's power sector planning. A new report by RMI India and RMI recommends ways to mainstream climate resilience into the electricity sector. The...
